The Shemwell Family

Mary NicholsAge: 62 years17631825

Name
Mary Nichols
Given names
Mary
Surname
Nichols
Married name
Mary Evans
Birth about 1763 42 37
Birth of a daughter
#1
Eliza Evans

Death of a fatherJohn McCown Nichols
about 1771 (Age 8 years)

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 12 years)

Note: In 1775, there was an epidemic of unknown cause in North America (especially New England,) followed in 1775-1776 by what is described as one of the worst worldwide influenza epidemics - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics
Birth of a daughter
#2
Frances Ann Evans
about 1780 (Age 17 years)
MarriageRichard Evans Jr.View this family
June 20, 1781 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
The American Revolution
from 1775 to 1783 (Age 12 years)

Note: The Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed the independent nation, the United States of America - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution
Birth of a son
#3
Hugh Evans
about 1788 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Mary Esther Evans
March 16, 1796 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 30 years)
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Birth of a daughter
#5
Maria Elizabeth Evans
between 1798 and 1802 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 40 years)

Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase
Marriage of a childJames BiddulphFrances Ann EvansView this family
August 8, 1805 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Emma Biddulph
about 1806 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Amy Biddulph
before February 10, 1807 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
George Biddulph
November 28, 1807 (Age 44 years)
Death of a motherAnn Harrison
before June 8, 1809 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Amelia Evans
about 1810 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Harriett Biddulph
about 1810 (Age 47 years)
Death of a husbandRichard Evans Jr.
about 1810 (Age 47 years)

Note: At Sea
Death of a granddaughterHarriett Biddulph
before September 20, 1810 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Harriett Biddulph
May 29, 1811 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Elizabeth “Betsey” Evans
October 9, 1811 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Sarah Evans
September 18, 1812 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Frances Ann Biddulph
January 9, 1813 (Age 50 years)
Death of a granddaughterHarriett Biddulph
March 1814 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 49 years)

Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812
Birth of a grandson
#9
James Biddulph Jr.
about 1815 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#10
John N Biddulph
about 1817 (Age 54 years)
Marriage of a childAlexander Hamilton WoodMary Esther EvansView this family
January 23, 1817 (Age 54 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Nichols Sr.
April 1817 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#11
Mary Wood
December 20, 1817 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#12
Margaret C Wood
May 3, 1818 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#13
Ann Vincent Evans
October 22, 1818 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#14
William Basil Wood
October 13, 1820 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#15
Thomas Weston Jr.
before 1821 (Age 58 years)

Marriage of a childWilliam Richardson WoodMaria Elizabeth EvansView this family
December 10, 1822 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#16
Sterling Alexander Martin Wood
March 17, 1823 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#17
Elizabeth Richardson Wood
about 1823 (Age 60 years)

Death September 28, 1825 (Age 62 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Florence Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Ann Harrison
Baptism: May 9, 1725Great Ayton, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Birth: before May 9, 1725England, United Kingdom
Death: before June 8, 1809England, United Kingdom
Marriage: between April 8, 1745 and April 14, 1745Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
-21 months
elder brother
John Nichols Sr.
Birth: June 24, 1743 22 18Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: April 1817Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
5 years
elder sister
Anne Nichols
Birth: August 7, 1748 27 23Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Death:
15 years
herself
Mary Nichols
Birth: about 1763 42 37Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: September 28, 1825Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States
Family with Richard Evans Jr. - View this family
husband
herself
Mary Nichols
Birth: about 1763 42 37Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: September 28, 1825Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States
Marriage: June 20, 1781Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
-6 months
daughter
9 years
son
daughter
daughter
7 years
daughter
Maria Elizabeth Evans
Birth: between 1798 and 1802 45 35Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: about 1858Selma, Dallas, Alabama, United States
13 years
daughter